August 31, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
One accomplishment that many high school students strive for is membership in the National Honor Society. It is a mark of academic achievement, leadership experience and character that students can add to their transcripts and college admission forms. Most colleges and programs look favorably upon members. To my surprise, the National Honor Society does not [...]
August 29, 2011 by Marci | 1 Comment
Thanks to all who entered the Weekly Homeschool Planner giveaway last week. The winner is Bryn! Congratulations! If you didn’t win, you can still purchase this great resource HERE. Since it is a download, you can use it from year to year. *In full disclosure, the Weekly Homeschool Planner is an advertising affiliate – meaning [...]
August 23, 2011 by Marci | 42 Comments
##########THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED############# This is our 3rd year of homeschooling. I’d like to think we get a little better at it each year. We learn from our triumphs and mistakes. We fine tune things to make them work better for us. Homeschooling in itself is a learning process. One homeschool essential that I have [...]
August 6, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
Click on over to The Homeschool Village where I write a monthly column about hands-on science projects. This month we’re talking heat and light. It’s an experiment we stumbled upon by accident. Usually, those are the best kind! Click HERE to read all about it!
July 30, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
We love science around here. It isn’t just a subject in school. In fact, if you come over to our house, please ask before you eat or drink anything you might find in our kitchen. It might be an experiment! Most of our science experiments are done with household items. I’m just entering the world [...]
June 18, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
I just looked back at this past week here at Overcoming Busy and “Wow!”. There was a lot of good stuff going on! In case you missed it (and to lay it all out for me to see), here is a little recap of what went down at Overcoming Busy this week. Meet my new [...]
June 17, 2011 by Marci | 7 Comments
Since we have been homeschooling, I have noticed that the schooling/learning really never ends. It just slows down in the summer. We don’t have an official schedule, but there is always something we are working on. The summer does give me the time to nail down our curriculum for the official start of the 2011-2012 [...]
June 16, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
We don’t officially “school” in the summertime. But, this summer we are doing our animal/science studies. Why? Because it’s a lot more fun to study animals outside in the summer than in the dead of winter. In the summer, we can go to the zoo, a wildlife park, a farm or the backyard and find [...]
June 2, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
Join me the first and third Thursday of each month over at The Homeschool Village where I’ll share hands-on science ideas that will work for homeschoolers and non-homeschoolers alike. Today, we are talking — Dissections!! Come on! They are not as gross as you think! I’ll debunk a couple dissection myths for you so you [...]
May 24, 2011 by Marci | No Comments
Visit me today at The Homeschool Village where I am doing my bi-monthly post on hands-on science. Today, we are talking about doing a bird study as a way to break into nature studies. Whether you homeschool or not, hands-on science activities are a great way to keep your kids occupied while growing their minds. [...]
May 10, 2011 by Marci | 1 Comment
Mention science in a group of homeschool moms and watch the chill of fear go through them. It’s true. Think back to your science days in school. Do they bring back warm and fuzzy memories? For most people, the answer is “no”. Why? In most school settings, science was a book of dry facts and [...]
